La Tolteca
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About La Tolteca
En La Tolteca, te invitamos a disfrutar de una explosión de sabores auténticos mexicanos en un ambiente vibrante y acogedor. Nuestra carta, repleta de platos tradicionales como fajitas y tacos, se complementa a la perfección con nuestras deliciosas margaritas. Ven a descubrir por qué somos un rincón...
En La Tolteca, te invitamos a disfrutar de una explosión de sabores auténticos mexicanos en un ambiente vibrante y acogedor. Nuestra carta, repleta de platos tradicionales como fajitas y tacos, se complementa a la perfección con nuestras deliciosas margaritas. Ven a descubrir por qué somos un rincón de México con la mejor valoración en Buffalo.
What Customers Say About La Tolteca
La Tolteca is a highly-rated Mexican restaurant known for its authentic food, generous portions, and reasonable prices. Many reviewers specifically praise the margaritas and the complimentary chips and salsa. The service is consistently described as friendly and attentive.
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Tip: Take advantage of the happy hour from 3pm-6pm for margarita specials.
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La Tolteca Buffalo Reviews
My wife and I had one of our first dates there almost 30 years ago and some of the employees then are still there now! That should tell you how they take care of their staff which then cook some pretty amazing Mexican dishes and pour some great margs. 4 thumbs up on the TECA
Everything we ate was so delicious, complimentary chips and salsa are great snacking while waiting for food, so ma y vegetarian options, staff is great, they specially followed our detailed instructions, definitely coming again!!!!
I had the tacos. They were excellent. They have a diverse menu. One of the best Mexican restaurants. We spent a lot of time there, approximately two hours without any rushing from workers to get us out after eating.
I love this place. It has always been a staple of Mexican cuisine in this area. The food is highly consistent and wonderful. We had a less than great experience with the male server that I have encountered multiple times. He is seemingly indifferent and seemingly arrogant... not a smile to be had. I don't know if the management or ownership is aware of how likely it is that this one individual could be affecting their business drastically. I only mention this to help because it is my sincere hope for this establishment to succeed indefinitely. The server is a good server, baring the significant attitude problem. This place is definitely worth a try and I will undoubtedly be returning as I have for many years.
We ordered the #112 a chicken and steak burrito with finely chopped veggies and #206 with shredded chicken, mango, mushrooms, gr pepper and a savory sauce and rice. Service was excellent. Guacamole appetizer was fresh, chips and salsa also very good. Highly recommend.
One of the few places with a dedicated fryer for their tortilla chips. This is important for our celiac party members and also doesn't ruin the flavor of the chips being mixed with everything else tossed into a fryer. All the food options are worth the trip! I've tried many of their plates and have no complaints.
Listen. When I go for authentic Mexican food, this is EXACTLY what the hell I am talking about. Atmosphere and motion absolutely matter in this situation and this place had both. Our 2nd night out on the town; me and my lady waited almost a half hour to be seated. Here's the kicker. WE DIDN'T EVEN MIND! We had high expectations and these folks met them. Clean, artsy, lively joint with a brilliant staff. Got our food out in such a quick and orderly fashion. First off, I love the tortilla chips. Packed a serious crunch and have the right amount of salty goodness to be eaten solo. The salsa, ESPECIALLY the Queso Blanco; bravo! Absolute elite taste. Would've loved it to be a bit thicker, but it was still great. The Cho-ri Fries. Oh, my stars at night. These almost made me faint. BEYOND bangingly delicious. The chorizo, cheese and Pico de Gallo rate were as equal as equal can get and harmonized beautifully with one another while keeping the fries good and damn crispy. My lady finished off with the Chicken soft tacos and I doubled up with a Grande Chicken Burrito and a Chicken Quesadilla. This is not an exaggeration. That.....was the best quesadilla I've ever had in my natural born life. So much flavor spilling out so effortlessly. Fantastic experience. Buffalo was incredible and you all were apart of that. Thank you so much, again for making us feel so welcome. Rating: 9.4/10 (Thicker Queso is always better. It tastes amazing. Thicken that sucker up just a tad; you're gonna have to sell that by the bottle and ya might just get a postcard or two.. 😉🤣)
Passing by Buffalo area and saw this eye catching name "La Tolteca", we have to try! It's cozy, authentic and inviting environment. We have to get suggestion from our server and it was satisfying, very helpful. We ordered the 'Pallirrada' to share and it was so good, more than enough for 2 people. This place will definitely make me keep coming back to this area.
Looking for Mexican cuisine with an authentic flair? This is it. We had a wonderful meal here and it all started with tortilla chips and salsa brought to your table. Food, service and ambiance were all fabulous. Definitely coming back for more!
Forever my original favorite when I come back home to visit. The pico de gallo is addictive, as is the queso, and the Burritos Deluxe is my go-to. You cannot beat the lunch specials and the fresh foo…
This is the best mexican restaurant in Buffalo! Always consistently delicious and reasonably priced! We love it here! Everyone is always so friendly and welcoming. The waiters and waitresses are at…
This is the best Mexican restaurant in Buffalo! Always consistently delicious and reasonably priced! We love it here! Everyone is always so friendly and welcoming. The waiters and waitresses are at…
This place is great - fun atmosphere, huge menu, delish food and drinks. The free chips and salsa are a nice touch (just wish the chips had a tiny bit of salt....). I've never had a bad experie…
This place is great - fun atmosphere, huge menu, delish food and drinks. The free chips and salsa are a nice touch (just wish the chips had a tiny bit of salt....). I've never had a bad experienc…
This place is great - fun atmosphere, huge menu, delish food and drinks. The free chips and salsa are a nice touch (just wish the chips had a tiny bit of salt....). I've never had a bad experience …
This was my very first time here, I loved the vibrant colors and art, even the booths were beautiful. This place was soo good, my new favorite Mexican spot. Even our server was kind and attentive. …
As a Western New Yorker who lives 5 miles away from the Batavia Downs Casino ,when I'm in Buffalo this is my favorite mexican restaurant for the past decade da food is always good , I usually get a…
Four of us went to dinner last night to enjoy a Margarita and some food from south of border flavor. We weren't disappointed. We started out with the fresh corn chips and tasty salsa to enjoy with …
Carnitas burrito is the best Mexican dish in all of wny .. and the prices are amazing and so is the service
The food was excellent! Hot and fresh. Rice and beans tasted very good. It had perfect seasonings. The service was very fast and friendly. The ambiance was traditional Mexican decorations and musi…
Awesome food, cheap drinks and great service! Can't recommend the Choriqueso dip enough.
Fantastic food great staff. Reminded me of chi chi's! Salsa was excellent as well as my main entree. Can't wait to go back. Kudos to your establishment!
This my favorite local mexican restaurant. I love it there. The food is delish and service is amazing.
My friend and I get together every couple of months for lunch to catch up and we both love Mexican food so La Tolteca is a favorite of ours (so sad the one near Blasdell closed) so this is where we m…
My friend and I get together every couple of months for lunch to catch up and we both love mexican food so La Tolteca is a favorite of ours (so sad the one near Blasdell closed) so this is where …
My friend and I get together every couple of months for lunch to catch up and we both love mexican food so La Tolteca is a favorite of ours (so sad the one near Blasdell closed) so this is where we…
08/10/22 This is still my wife and I’s favorite Mexican and lace especially on a hot and humid day. We get the frozen margarita specials between3-6 pm . Big basket of chips an salsa I recommend…
08/10/22 This is still my wife and I’s favorite Mexican and lace especially on a hot and humid day. We get the frozen margarita specials between3-6 pm . Big basket of chips an salsa I recommend…
Best authentic mexican restaurant! Love the food, we’ve tried almost everything on the menu and never disappointed. Great margaritas too! Happy Hour from 3pm-6pm margaritas $4.99!
Best authentic Mexican restaurant! Love the food, we’ve tried almost everything on the menu and never disappointed. Great margaritas too! happy hour from 3pm-6pm margaritas $4.99!
I had one of the best Mexican meals here on Sunday, 2/1/26. I ordered the Chimichanga meal and it was fantastic. It the chicken welwas cooked and shredded to perfection. The hard shells were fried perfectly and were delicious. The queso blanco was fresh and tasty, couldn't get enough of that flavor! The salsa served with the chips was very well made, im assuming its house made and was excellent! The service was great. Our waiter was attentive and friendly. He brought out extra drinks when needed and another bowl of chips when our party ran out. The place was crowded so our meals were a bit longer than expecting but given the packed house and quality of the food, no complaint there ar all. Hats off to the chef and kitchen staff! A wonderful experience here. Will certainly be back in the future.
The food is always amazing, but the guy working the bar for lunch pickup orders 2/25 was super rude. Just throwing down our bags of food and slamming down the receipt to sign.
I thought the food here was great. The people I went with weren't super impressed with the food, but ate it, and thought it was decent. I ordered off of the vegetarian menu. Our meals came out pretty quickly. The server was attentive but not very polite or friendly. The atmosphere was vibrant and not too loud.
The food is always good here. I've been here about a dozen times. The service is good. They can get really busy on the weekends so expect to wait for a table if you're there past 4pm. The wait is worth it. Top 5 Mexican food in the Buffalo area. The restaurant atmosphere is nice. What you would expect for a typical Mexican restaurant. This place is a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
A family restaurant. We ordered burrito, chimichanga, tamales and churros. Complementary chips and salsa are always great. The food was good, the portion size was big. Parking was available.
Early dinner. The service was great but our margaritas were warm. So weird. Happy hour pricing maybe that's why? Loved the chips and salsa, added on queso which was good too. 2 enchilada dinners ordered both came out looking great! My verde was naked! I like the lettuce, pico, sour cream garnish so I got it as an add on. All and all a filling, great tasting meal.
(Please like and follow if this was helpful :) ) I cannot tell if it is an authentic mexican as I have never been to Mexico before. But servers were friendly and professional. I felt like they tried their best to provide the best service. Food was good but my dish, gravy sauce like food, was a bit salty. Another one was tasty. Rice with corns was excellent!
The food and service here is really good. The staff seems friendly. The price is okay. Might not be the best place for the ones who are on diet or count calories before starting a meal. I would definitely recommend this place.
I love love love it here. This place is always busy, but somehow has room for my party. The place is full, but never too loud to hear the conversation at the table. The chips and salsa are FREE!! S…
Food was served in a timely manner and everything tasted pretty good. waiter was friendly and attentive. Mexican themed decor is very lively, colorful and interesting to look at. Everything is clea…
Food was very good. Service was awful . We felt very rushed to eat and drink. My friend and I were at the restaurant for 1 hour and 20 minutes, ordered our food, waiting 15 minutes for food, ate an…
The food was delicious. The Texas fajita had a lot of meat. The service was great. The atmosphere was pleasant. I would come here again.
I feel bad for writing this review. Very nice staff and good service. We picked this place based on online reviews, but afraid its' not very good food. chips & salsa were good. Ordered carne asada,…
I feel bad for writing this review. Very nice staff and good service. We picked this place based on online reviews, but afraid its' not very good food. chips & salsa were good. Ordered carne asad…
I feel bad for writing this review. Very nice staff and good service. We picked this place based on online reviews, but afraid its' not very good food. Chips & salsa were good. Ordered carne asad…
I came here for the first time in a long time for a memorable meal with my wife. To say the least, I am disappointed. There is a new cook and I'm pretty sure he does not own a thermometer. The steak we ordered was supposed to be medium rare and medium well but instead they were both Well done. The waiters give good service but it takes quite a while to get what you ordered. They forgot to get a steak knife for my wife and rarely came back to refill drinks. The best part was the appetizer but you cannot mess up jalapeño poppers.
Edit to add: Last time I ordered from here I had a ROCK in my rice and almost broke a tooth. Like an actual piece of gravel. Unfortunately I don’t know if I can stomach it anymore.. I loved our initial experience here.. the service was great, there was a full parking lot and no wait, and the food & drinks were good.
The place is nice inside. In my party we had 1 good dish and one not so good. The queso is more a soup that doesn't get hard when it cools. It lacks cheese. The grande burrito was dry and flavorless. The enchiladas were good.
Went after seeing great reviews online but the food isn’t good compared to other Mexican restaurants! The tacos were a shame, the Enchiladas Verdes were better but can be made a whole lot better! The margaritas were good but won’t be going back here for food !
I have had better experience here, but my last trip was bad. To begin with, we had to wait for an hour and half before we got seated. After getting seated it took another twenty minutes for our server to bring us water and chips. We got our margaritas quickly enough but then it took forever for the lady to come and take our dinner order and yet another forever to bring us the food(by then we had finished the chips they had given us and there was no one to ask for a refill.) The food was fine, no problems there. We decided to skip the dessert because we really didn't have the patience for it. So, since I have had better experiences here, I would recommend this place to others,on any day but the weekends.
Worst service ever. Got in line and was told there was 25 minute wait. We waited OVER AN HOUR and THEY DIDNT PUT US ON THE LIST. We then got seated and waited about 40 minutes for our food. Waited 20…
Worst service ever. Got in line and was told there was 25 minute wait. We waited OVER AN HOUR and THEY DIDNT PUT US ON THE LIST. We then got seated and waited about 40 minutes for our food. Waited …
Worst service ever. Got in line and was told there was 25 minute wait. We waited OVER AN HOUR and THEY DIDNT PUT US ON THE LIST. We then got seated and waited about 40 minutes for our food. wa…
waited almost an hour for a table and when we finally got seated the table was dirty. server forgot about us all night including drinks we ordered from the bar. didn't bring the drinks until we were ready to leave.
You know it’s a bad sign when the bartender opens a gallon jug of mysterious green liquid, pours it into a glass and tells you it’s a margarita. It tasted like Gatorade gone bad and there was no alcohol whatsoever. Do yourself a favor. Never order a margarita at this place.
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7530 Transit Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221
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